BY: Jason Chaimovitch, AHL VP of Communications
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. The American Hockey League announced today that Jeff Zatkoff and Brad Thiessen of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins are the recipients of the Harry “Hap” Holmes Memorial Award for the 2012-13 season. Since 1972, the award has been presented to the goaltender(s) with at least 25 games played on the team which allows the fewest goals in the regular season. Continue reading
Posted in AHL, Hockey, NHL, Sports
Tagged AHL, American Hockey League, Brad Thiessen, Dany Sabourin, Jason LaBarbera, Jeff Zatkoff, Marcel Paille, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
VERSUS 
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Special to Howlings
BRIDGEPORT, CT - Connecticut Whale defenseman Logan Pyett scored at 2:17 of overtime to edge the Bridgeport Sound Tigers 3-2 in front of 8,203 at the Webster Bank Arena Sunday afternoon.
The old hockey adage that, “Good defense leads to good offense,” applied on the winning play.
Whale forward Christian Thomas worked hard deep in the Connecticut defensive zone and broke up a Sound Tigers’ scoring chance and then set up a two-on-one breakout for Brandon Segal and Pyett. Over the past month, it’s seemed that Segal has been involved, in some capacity, in almost every Whale game winning or game tying goal – and was right in the center of the winning maelstrom once again, finding a wide open Pyett, a right-handed shot, on the left wing and buried it just inside the right post for his sixth of the season. Continue reading
Posted in AHL, Connecticut Whale, CTWhale, Hartford Wolf Pack, Hockey, New York Rangers, NHL, Sports
Tagged Blake Parlett, Brandon Mashinter, Brandon Segal, Bridgeport Sound Tigers, Cameron Talbot, ConnecticutWhale, Ken Gernander, Logan Pyett, Nathan McIver, Nick Palmieri, Segal, Webster Bank Arena, Whale, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, XL Center
VERSUS 
BY: Bob Crawford, Voice of the CTWhale
Wilkes-Barre, PA, February 23, 2013 – Rookie defenseman Joe Morrow’s goal with 52.5 seconds left in overtime gave the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins a 2-1 win over the Connecticut Whale Saturday night at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza.
With the win, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton moved to two points ahead of the Whale (25-22-5-2, 57 points) in the Eastern Conference playoff race. The Whale currently hold down the eighth-and-final playoff spot in the conference, three points ahead of ninth-place Worcester. Continue reading
BY: Mitch Beck, Publicsher – Howlings.net
Reports out of the Connecticut Whale are that goaltender Scott Stacjer has sustained an undisclosed injury in last night’s Whale game with the St. John’s IceCaps and is listed as day-to-day. In his place, Scott Stacjer has been summoned from the Greenville Road Warriors to play in his place.
Here’s the official release from the CTWhale.
GOALTENDER SCOTT STAJCER REASSIGNED TO WHALE
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Rookie Summoned from Greenville of ECHL Continue reading
Posted in AHL, Connecticut Whale, CTWhale, ECHL, Greenville Road Warriors, Hartford Wolf Pack, Hockey, New York Rangers, NHL, Sports
Tagged Connecticut Whale, ConnecticutWhale, ECHL, Greenville Road Warriors, Jim Schoenfeld, New York Ranger, Owen Sound Attack, Scott Stajcer, Whale, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, XL Center
BY: Bob Crawford, Voice of the CT Whale
The Whale (25-21-4-2, 56 pts.) have won a season-high five straight games, and are unbeaten in regulation in six straight (5-0-0-1), after sweeping three home games this past weekend. Connecticut knocked off the Portland Pirates 4-1 Friday night, scored a 2-1 overtime win over the Norfolk Admirals Saturday night and scored two goals 16 seconds apart late in the third period Sunday to upend the Manchester Monarchs, 3-2. Cam Talbot allowed a total of only two goals on 51 shots Friday and Saturday, and Brandon Segal scored the overtime winner Saturday and set up the two late goals that won Sunday’s game. The Whale have climbed to a season-best four games over .500 and into sixth place in the Eastern Conference. Continue reading
BY: Jason Chaimovitch, AHL – VP of Communications
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Toronto Marlies forward Ryan Hamilton completed a hat trick with 11.2 seconds remaining in regulation, breaking a tie and sending the Western Conference to a 7-6 win over the Eastern Conference in the 2013 American Hockey League All-Star Game at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center tonight.
BY: Mitch Beck, Publisher – Howlings
It would appear that with the bone chip in rookie Chris Kreider’s ankle and Arron Asham‘s groin injury and an upper body injury (no word on how serious or not serious it is) to Kris Newbury, the New York Rangers have decided to take a test drive with newly acquired forward Benn Ferriero who was obtained earlier this week for Chad Kolarik in a trade with Pittsburgh.
Ferriero had a key assist in the Whale’s 4-1 win over the Manchester Monarchs in Hartford Friday night. Continue reading
Mitch Beck was a standup comedian and radio personality for over 25 years. His passion for hockey started with Team USA in 1980 when they defeated the Soviets at Lake Placid. He is now self-employed and has been reporting on the New York Rangers, and exclusively on the Hartford Wolf Pack / Connecticut Whale since 2005.
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